Thanks to Jean and Virginia for their replies. Yes, I do know the Marcus children and their descendants. I have census and other records of them from 1850 to the present. I tried not to be "windy", so, of course I left out pertinent information, such as the location of several Beck families in Rabun in 1850 and in Towns county in 1860. I believe these are Cynthia's brothers or other family. Perhaps the Ellis-Cynthia couple followed the Becks into Rabun, or maybe they all travelled together. Many thanks, Joyce

I don't think the Backs that were in Rabun Co. in 1850 are related to your Cynthia Beck if she came from Burke Co. NC. All of the Beck in the 1850 census originally came from Randolph Co. NC(old Orange and Gilford Co. NC). They spent a couple of decades in Pendleton District SC before coming across the river in about 1816-20. They are all descendants of Jeffrey Beck and Mary McDaniels. The Backs listed in the 1860 Census for Rabun Co. are the same group. The same is true of the 1870 Census, except for the Peter Beck #536 family.. He is listed as a mulatto. All the Backs in the 1880 census were descendants of Jeffery Beck. In the 1900 census a group of Backs moved across the Towns-Rabun line into the Lake Burton area of Rabun Co. They are listed in the Tallulah District. Their names were Henry M., Abraham, John T., and William. By their ages they would appear to be brothers (25-37). I have not been able to tie them to the Backs that were in the Warwoman and Clayton areas. They came into Towns Co. from western NC. I suspect that they came from the Dewalt Beck group from Rowan Co. NC in the late 1700s. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Franksjj@aol.com> To: <GARABUN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 2:30 PM Subject: [GARABUN] Re: GARABUN-D Digest V04 #28 > Thanks to Jean and Virginia for their replies. > > Yes, I do know the Marcus children and their descendants. I have census and > other records of them from 1850 to the present. > > I tried not to be "windy", so, of course I left out pertinent information, > such as the location of several Beck families in Rabun in 1850 and in Towns > county in 1860. I believe these are Cynthia's brothers or other family. Perhaps > the Ellis-Cynthia couple followed the Becks into Rabun, or maybe they all > travelled together. > > Many thanks, > Joyce > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >